Senior Broadcast Engineering Leader

Hearst Television, Inc.; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Disaster recovery planning

Job summary

Hearst Television, Inc. seeks a Chief Engineer in Louisville, KY to lead engineering across broadcast, production, and digital distribution. You will supervise the engineering team, maintain facilities, and guide modernization aligned with Hearst Television standards.

The role reports to the General Manager and participates in station leadership decisions. The candidate will ensure reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance, manage budgets, and coordinate across departments to keep on-air

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in television broadcast engineering or closely related field.
• Experience leading or supervising technical staff and coordinating across departments.
• Working knowledge of RF transmission, studio and newsroom technologies, and IP-based media workflows.
• Experience with budgeting, vendor management, and project planning.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and communicate clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the station's engineering team with staffing, performance feedback, and on-call coverage.
• Oversee reliability, maintenance, and lifecycle planning of broadcast and digital systems.
• Ensure FCC, EAS, and regulatory obligations are met with proper records and testing.
• Develop budgets and capital plans; manage vendor relationships and contracts.
• Drive modernization of IP-based workflows, automation, cloud/hybrid services, and streaming initiatives.
• Coordinate during live programming, outages, and emergencies with rapid response and recovery.

Skills

Leadership

Broadcast engineering

RF transmission

IP-based workflows

Cybersecurity practices

Tools

Broadcast automation

Streaming tech

Job description

Hearst Television, Inc. seeks a Chief Engineer in Louisville, KY to lead engineering across broadcast, production, and digital distribution. You will supervise the engineering team, maintain facilities, and guide modernization aligned with Hearst Television standards.

The role reports to the General Manager and participates in station leadership decisions. The candidate will ensure reliability, safety, and regulatory compliance, manage budgets, and coordinate across departments to keep on-air